Gotta echo what others here have said about progressives, scratch resistant with blue light blocking lenses...aim with your nose. Don't ditch your readers. Place them in obvious spots so you don't have to go around the house looking for a pair. Sometimes they work better than your prescription. YMMV...I doubt it.

Thanks for the info and discussion. Appreciated.

The challenge for me and the eyewear people I’d have to work with is finding frames that will fit my 7 5/8th irregular skull shape. Bucky doesn’t have the market cornered on head injuries.

Plus, picking a style seems daunting. I’m almost sure there is some framework (pun intended) to tell me what kind of head and face I have.

Will shop in the Only a Mother Would Love section.

Have you considered LASIK? Wore glasses all my life, had done many years ago and although doctor had given me glasses , I don't need them. Went last year for right eye cataract treatment and will continue following up on as needed.
Keep a cheap pair of bifocals for reading. Good luck with your choices.

I had LASIK done more than 20 years ago. Corrected my left/dominant eye to 20/20 and under-corrected my right eye to about 20/70, monovision, so I could see stuff far away clearly and also read without glasses. Went without needing glasses for nearly two years; able to drive, enjoy outdoors, fish, play tennis, watch movies, work on computer and read, all without glasses. Then I got hit in the left eye by a hard struck volleyball, causing me to be far-sighted in that eye. So now, I'm far-sighted in my left eye and near sighted in my right.

Like rfenst:
Costco
Progressives
Transitions

I also get the 1.60 High Index lenses that are thinner and lighter than standard. I still prefer to read without glasses, but my optometrist suggests I keep my glasses on to avoid eye strain...

Thanks for the info I have to get new glasses. Cause I can’t see nothing up close.

10 months later, I have an exam appointment for the purpose of getting glasses.

I'm afraid I'm going to lose them. Did you buy just one pair, or two?

A friend told me not to worry about losing them, because you put them on in the morning and they "just become part of your face".

Last Q (I hope).

Are the leneses themselves usually/always plastic? Plastic is lighter. Is there a benefit to heavier, glass, glasses?

Your friend is correct, good vision is habit forming, but in a good way.

Most lenses are plastic now and they are lighter, easier on your nose.

I only order one pair, but then I always have my last prescription to get by until a replacement can be had. A pair of dark glasses are an alternative spare.

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I have about 10 pairs of readers that I try and find constantly. Ultimately I just end up squinting. I gave up looking for my 2 pairs of RX long ago.

go with high index lenses if you want thinner and lighter...

Progressives

I have progressive lenses. It took a bit to get used to them (a month or so for my brain to adjust and learning to point my nose at what I want to look at). They are plastic lenses with scratch resistant and blue blocker coating (I think). I also have a back up pair bifocals somewhere but I hate the bifocals. I would still go with progressive lenses going forward.

I keep my latest prescription in case I need to get another pair and then go online to order another set if I lose the glasses or they become damaged. Buying them online is less expensive than going to the brick and mortar eyeglass places. Glassesusa.com is where I bought my current set of daily wear but there a plenty of other places to chose from.

I had my eyes reinspected on the company's dime since they pay for prescription safety glasses once a year. The lenses on those are progressives and also plastic. If I lose or damage my daily ones, I can use the safety glasses as a backup. I'm sure I will look very stylish wearing safety glasses all day long. The prescription is rather light still but eye doctor wants me to go see (see what I did there?) a specialist for something he saw. Possible early warning signs of glaucoma in one eye. Nothing serious but something he suggested I get checked out at Dr that handles stuff more than just basic eye exams.

I have a bunch of readers around that I use when I need to read stuff (no duh!) when I'm not wearing my daily glasses.

As with eye sight, as I get older, the memory can fade I. Sometimes lose my daily glasses only to realize about 5 minutes later that they are in my pocket or on my forehead. After realizing that I could do a DUH! forehead slap but that might break my glasses.

Prolly have about 5-6 scattered around the house and one in the car. All readers from the local Walgreens.

I tried bifocals, didn't care for em. But that was a long time ago when my vision was better than now.

I've always gotten prescription glasses that are short on the north/south axis so I can read over/under the lenses. When I had bifocals I couldn't break that habit.

But now it's gotten to where I take my glasses off and put readers on to read things, so I think it's time to try again.

I think my readers are 1.25x or 1.5x from the pharmacy. I'll have to get my glasses on to check if they are 1.25x or 1.5x readers. Now, the question is... where the hell did I put those readers so I can read the readers?

No real benefit to heavier glasses, though glass lenses don't scratch as easily as plastic. Glass lenses, while heavier, are thinner. Probably doesn't matter at your level. For me (-8.5 script), that's an advantage.

Whatever you choose, it'll become 2nd nature to you, and you'll probably keep track of them purty well. Readers go missing because nobody wears them constantly. I'm used to keeping track of my RX glasses, but have readers in several spots in my house, truck and work for when I wear my contacts. Yes, I'm now at the point I have to correct my corrected vision

Fortunately the near vision in my right eye is still very good, so I do most of my reading without glasses...my optician and ophthalmologist tell me I should wear my progressives when reading, to reduce eyestrain...but I don't get eyestrain, so I don't.

I don't often wear my glasses around the house, except for watching TV...I see well enough to function at home. I always wear my glasses when I'm driving and away from home.

I have retinitis, tell your genes not to get that. On the plus side, it's a fantastic excuse to take massive doses of magic mushrooms...they treat the swelling. Still loosing peripheral and my contrast vision is shot. Readers have been for spherical correction for 23 years. I still wore glasses full time until mush finding me. My best advice? Big squares or aviators on clear acetate, better field of vision and the clear frame creates a soft transition into non corrected space. They're a prosthetic not a fashion statement. If you're really good looking the shape won't matter. If your really ugly the shape won't fix that.

It's official. Picked 'em up a few minutes ago.

Reminds me how I used to feel when I had three or four drinks.

Unless the parking lot was okay on my way in, and it became slanted before I got to my car.

Three days to get my eyes and brain to synch up is what I've been told.

That'd be a first.👍

It took me a few days to get used to them.

Please, beware of stairs.

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I have been super happy with these progressive readers:
https://sightlinereaders.com/products/6006?_pos=2&_psq=00&_ss=e&_v=1.0 

They go on sale for $20 from time to time.

I can wear them nearly 100% of the time and they feel fine for walking around, etc., unlike many of the other progressives I have tried. In fact, I have others from the same company that I don't wear much because I can't leave them on and walk around, but the ones I linked are great for all day use for me.